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Coleman tells Ireland they have a duty to lift country in World Cup playoff

Coleman: ‘We are just riding the wave of confidence’

Lily James, Andy Murray and a million Britons: Padel's Rise Nears Milestone

860,000 Britons played padel at least once last year

Liverpool and Wales legend John Toshack diagnosed with dementia

The Liverpool and Wales great John Toshack has been diagnosed with dementia, according to his son ­Cameron.

Watching Mohamed Salah has been the thrill of my footballing lifetime

Sadness over the Egyptian King’s departure from Liverpool is matched by gratitude for the goals and glory he gave supporters

Billy Idol Should Be Dead review

The self-destructive bad boy, now 70, looks back on his life with a humorous shrug in Jonas Åkerlund’s warmly sympathetic film

Revealed: Secret Plans for Two-Day London Marathon with 100,000 Runners

‘Double London Marathon’ Plans Backed by Mayor’s Office

Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Record-Tying 6th Overall World Cup Skiing Title

Mikaela Shiffrin secured a record-tying sixth women's overall World Cup skiing title by holding off a challenge from emerging German rival Emma Aicher in the final race of the season Wednesday in Norway.

Drama Amid the Deluge: 50 Years Since James Hunt Won F1 World Title in Japan

Flamboyant Briton won his first and only world championship in dramatic fashion in Japan in the last race of the 1976 season

The unlikely story of the first English manager to reach a World Cup final

George Raynor led Sweden to Olympic glory and a World Cup final, but he was never appreciated back home

Women’s Super League to get new trophy in time for 2026-27 expansion to 14 teams

The Women’s Super League trophy will be redesigned for the 2026-27 season when the league expands to 14 teams. It is understood that the WSL and WSL2 trophies are set for a complete overhaul to bring them in line with the WSL rebrand which was introduced last summer.

‘I can’t leave like a coward’: Romania’s Mircea Lucescu on illness and his World Cup dream at 80

Head coach has been preparing for playoff against Turkey in hospital and sees job as ‘duty to Romanian football’

Bompastor calls for more ‘respect’ as Russo puts Arsenal in control of WCL tie

Sonia Bompastor, the Chelsea head coach, said the women’s game needs to be shown “more respect” after the decision to rule out Veerle Buurman’s goal in the first half of the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final was not overturned by the video assistant referee.